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Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession 3rd Edition Denisco Test Bank

, Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession 3rd Edition Denisco Test Bank
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Chapter1 Introduction to the Role of Advanced Practices Nursing
Multiple Choice c




1. In which year did the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) introduced the Doc
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torate of Nursing Practice (DNP)?
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a. 2006
b. 2004
c. 2000
d. 2002

T
AhNeSA
: ABC N introduced the DNP degree in 2004 to prepare advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to meet c
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hallenges and standardize practice beyond master’s degree programs.
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2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the creation of the Doctorate of Nursing Pract
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ice (DNP) degree?
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a. To compete against master’s degree programs
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b. To ensure standardized curriculum ensuring independent practice
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c. To validate APRN’s for financial reimbursement
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d. To address increasing curriculum requirements of master’s degree programs
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ANS: D c



Although all answers are influenced bythe DNP core competencies, the DNP program creation in 2004 b
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ythe AACN was designed to address curriculum requirements ofmaster’s degree programs.
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3. Which of the following was the first recognized area of advanced practice nursing?
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a. Clinical Nurse Specialist c c



b. Family nurse practitioner c c



c. Pediatric nurse practitioner c c



d. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist c c c

, Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession 3rd Edition Denisco Test Bank
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ANS: D c



In 1931, the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA), renamed in 1939 to the American A
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ssociation of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) was the first recognized group promoting advanced nursin
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g practice. Agatha Hodgins founded the AANM at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
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4. Which factor is broadlyperceived to solidifyand standardize the role ofthe APNs over the last 25 ye
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ars?

a. Lack of access to health care providers c c c c c c



b. Standardized curriculum development c c



c. Payment for services c c



d. Societal forces c




ANS: B c



As the evolution of Advanced Practice Nursing advances specific specialties and needs are identified.
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Through the evolution of organization and standardization these roles have solidified the APN’s role i
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n today’s health care environment.
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5. During the formation of early APN roles in anesthesia, which of the following increased dem
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and for access to health care?
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a. Poverty
b. War
c. Rural access to care c c c



d. Availability of training c c




ANS: B c



Earliest demand for nursing-
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provided anesthesia spiked during periods of war when numbers of physicians were inadequate. The e
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arliest records date back to the American Civil War with the administration of chloroform. During Wo
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rld War I in 1917 more than 1000 nurses, some trained anesthetists, traveled into battle. Other factors s
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uch as need for rural health care came later in the validation and need for APNs.
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6. In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo built and opened St. Mary’s hospital in Rochester, NY. He is kn
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own for some of the earliest recruitment and specialized training of nurses in which of the following
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roles?

a. Pediatrics
b. Anesthesia
c. Obstetrics
d. Research and statistics c c



e. Family nursing c

, Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession 3rd Edition Denisco Test Bank
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ANS: B c



In 1889, Dr. William Worrall Mayo began formally training and recognizing nurse anesthetists. This
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has been regarded as the earliest training in nurse-provided anesthesia.
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7. In 1893, Lillian Wald established the HenryStreet Settlement (HSS)House for which purpose?
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a. Access to health care of rural areas c c c c c c



b. Create inner-city nursing awareness c c c



c. Provide the disadvantaged access to care c c c c c



d. Establish guidelines for advanced nursing roles c c c c c




ANS: C c



The HHS was established to provide nursing services to immigrants and low-
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income patients and their families in Manhattan. As resistance to nurse-
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provided care grew, standing orders were drafted from a group of Lower East Side physicians thereby
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circumventing then-existing legal ramifications. c c c




8. The Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) founded in Kentucky in 1925 by Mary Breckenridge initially
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provided Appalachia with nursing resources and which type ofadvanced nursing care?
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a. Pediatric care c



b. Anesthesia
c. Midwifery
d. Surgical services c




ANS: C c



The original FNS provided nursing services and obstetric services to Appalachian residents. Later wor
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king from standard orders developed from their medical advisory committee nurses treated patients,
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made diagnoses, and dispensed medications.
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9. Which organization founded in 1941 under Mary Breckenridge’s leadership merged with the Am
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erican College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in 1969?
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a. American Association of Nurse-Midwives (AANM) c c c c



b. American Nurses Association (ANA) c c c



c. Association for National Nurse-Midwifery(ANNM) c c c c



d. Council of Nursing Midwifery (ANM) c c c c




ANS: A c



The American College of Nurse-
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Midwives (ACNM) formed under the leadership of Mary Breckenridge in 1941 to provide nurse-
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midwife development and collaboration for midwife
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Publisher: 2015 ISBN: 9781284072570 Edition: Unknown

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